EM and the management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently used underwater cameras for the first time to complete examinations.
An Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site program has adapted to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to ship waste out of the state in support of the 1995 Idaho Settlement Agreement.
Two EM programs recently collaborated to enhance an established radioactive waste inspection process, allowing for continued safe, secure, and compliant waste shipments from one DOE site to another.
EM's Office of River Protection (ORP) and tank farms operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) continue to advance a comprehensive program to ensure the structural integrity of the Hanford Site’s underground waste storage tanks.
Disaster recovery testing teams recently conducted a behind-the-scenes emergency drill at the Hanford Site, assessing capabilities while also upgrading data storage and improving system performance during a weekend service outage.
Ethan Hoopes changed the direction of his life following a friend’s recommendation during an Idaho hunting trip in 2018.
DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR recently completed the removal of one of the final remaining structures at the former Radioisotope Development Lab at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
A typical day for the surveillance and maintenance crew at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) might begin with cleaning and sanitizing common areas and end with fixing a door, moving offices, changing a light bulb, or operating a tractor.
For the first time, camera-mounted drones recently hovered, dipped, and glided above EM’s remediated waste sites at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to ensure the structural integrity of the protective covers over them.
EM Richland Operations Office (RL) and contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently completed actions to stabilize three at-risk underground structures on the Hanford Site’s Central Plateau.